Liner alternatives

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We list 7 other search tools as alternatives to Liner: Brave Search, Consensus, Elicit, Kagi, Perplexity, Scite and You.com.
Elicit and Perplexity have a free plan.

From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.

7 alternatives

Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.

Brave Search
Private search with AI-powered answers, all from an independent index
No reviews yet
Choose it over Liner for: Web.
Paid plans from
Search Premium, $3 per month, or $29 (as of October 20, 2026)
Platforms
Web, API
Main features
AI answers with cited sources, Ask Brave AI chat, Independent search index
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Consensus
AI academic search engine for finding, organizing and analyzing peer-reviewed research
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Liner yet.
Main features
AI academic search, Deep literature reviews, Citation graph
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Elicit
AI for scientific research that helps you synthesize evidence, draft proposals and weigh tradeoffs
No reviews yet
Choose it over Liner for: SSO.
Free plan
Yes
Plans
Enterprise: Custom (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
API
Main features
Research agent, Paper search, Research reports
Security and compliance
SSO
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Kagi
Ad-free search, private browsing and powerful tools that respect your data
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Liner yet.
Paid plans from
Starter, $5 per month (as of October 20, 2026)
Free trial
Yes
Platforms
API
Main features
Ad-free search, Kagi Assistant with multiple AI models, Search customization and filters
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Perplexity
AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted and real-time answers to any question
No reviews yet
Choose it over Liner for: GDPR or SSO.
Free plan
Yes
Platforms
macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API
Main features
Answers with inline citations, Deep research, Perplexity Computer
Security and compliance
SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO
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Scite
Ask a question, get answers grounded in the scientific literature
No reviews yet
Choose it over Liner for: Browser extension.
Free trial
Yes
Platforms
API, Browser extension
Main features
Smart Citations, Scite Assistant, Full-text search
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You.com
Search the web, extract clean content, and generate grounded answers for your agents and LLMs
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Liner yet.
Plans
Enterprise: Custom (as of October 20, 2026)
Platforms
API
Main features
Web Search API, Contents API, Answer API
Security and compliance
SOC 2
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